Synonyms for properly
prop·er·ly

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1. properly, decently, decent, in good order, right, the right wayadverb

   in the right manner

   "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"

   Synonyms:
   in good order, the right way, by rights, powerful, decently, justly, flop, right on, mightily, right, correctly, mighty, aright, decent

   Antonyms:
   improperly

2. by rights, properlyadverb

   with reason or justice

   Synonyms:
   decent, decently, in good order, the right way, by rights, right

   Antonyms:
   improperly

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1. List of paraphrases for "properly":

   correctly, adequately, appropriately, duly, rightly, suitably, successfully, well, accurately, right, satisfactorily, appropriate, good, due, sufficiently, proper, conveniently, validly, succesfully, sucessfully, effectively

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1. Hua Chunying:

   I don't know if everyone has the same feeling as I do upon hearing this: that some people in the United States have hearts which are too big and hands which are too long; they always want to be the world's policeman or judge, but actually, as everyone has seen, recently the domestic problems of the United States are not small. So we hope that they can first concentrate efforts on properly handling their own domestic problems.

2. Catherine Lewis:

   The voter in question properly applied for an absentee ballot, provided her state-issued driver's license with Donna Brydges application, and returned Donna Brydges absentee ballot in the properly signed and sealed envelope as required by state law, the board of election inspectors, consisting of Republican and Democratic members, had no question that the voter was who she purported to be or that her signatures matched.

3. Susan Clayton:

   The psychological responses to climate change such as conflict avoidance, fatalism, fear, helplessness and resignation are growing, these responses are keeping us, and our nation, from properly addressing the core causes of and solutions for our changing climate and from building and supporting psychological resiliency.

4. Risa Heller:

   Allison has been clear that her relationship with Jeff changed during Covid, and regrets that they didn’t properly disclose it to WarnerMedia at that time. Continuing to publicly debate the private details of her personal life reeks of sexism and only further underscores WarnerMedia’s retaliatory actions against her.

5. County District Attorney Gregory Oakes:

   In no way should this decision be interpreted as casting doubt upon the character or credibility of Ms. Limmiatis, or how harmful the acts she experienced were, this investigation makes clear what victims, their advocates, police, and prosecutors have said for years : The current sex offense statutes in New York fail to properly hold offenders accountable and fail to adequately protect victims.